Articles from the February 13, 2017 edition

Basic Apple Group Come to the next meeting of the Basic Apple Group on Monday, Feb. 20, and learn helpful tips to change your passwords and user names to make you life easier and safer on all your Apple devices. Meet in the fellowship hall of the...

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Carla Craige Buchanan and Elizabeth I. Glenn a/k/a Elizabeth Ilene Glenn to TRSTE, Inc.,... Full story

Paul Morgan, a retired journalist and retired journalism professor, has signed on to volunteer with United Way of Transylvania County. His goal is to increase awareness and understanding of local Unit...

Meridian Behavioral Health Services has announced that a new program was added to their continuum of services on Nov. 1, 2016. The Early Recovery Team or ERT is an alternative community-based team approach that specializes in working with...

Authoritarian is defined as “showing a lack of concern for the wishes or opinions of others; domineering; dictatorial.” One of the more troubling aspects of Donald Trump’s nascent administration is their authoritarian tendencies and the consequ...

Both of our N.C. Senators voted for a Secretary of Education nominee who wants to take federal money away from our public schools to provide vouchers for private schools. Neither of these men represent the people who voted for them. People who have...

Nestled off U.S. 64 in Lake Toxaway is a home-like, cage free, 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable animal sanctuary called the Friends for Life Forever Farm. It shows love, compassion and hope for senior and special needs animals of all kinds. On their...

A couple weeks ago I penned a letter about the hypocrisy being spewed by liberals. But, I ultimately made a decision to write about the job that our president is doing. I will admit up front that his tactics are, at times, questionable and the pace...

More than eight of 10 primary care doctors want Congress to make changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rather than outright repeal. Two-thirds of health care executives do not want the ACA repealed. These results are from surveys conducted in...

We have been bombarded by right-wing tirades against “big government” and “regulations.” President Trump decrees dropping two regulations for every new one enacted. Assuming he makes this executive order stick, the probable result is no new...

Loran Robert Smith, 79, of Columbus, N.C., formerly of Connestee Falls, Brevard, passed away Jan. 24, 2017. He was born to Lucile Tilton Smith and Donald Kenneth Smith June 25, 1937 in Rochester, N.Y., where he grew up. He graduated from the...

Susie Hoxit Maybin, 74, of Penrose, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Rachel Alexander Hoxit and was the wife of the late Fred Maybin. She was also...

Last Monday night the Transylvania County Board of Education was presented the latest version of capital projects, including new multi-story buildings for Brevard High and Rosman High/Middle schools, that could be part of the school bond referendum....

The Board of Directors of Brevard Academy: A Challenge Foundation Academy received two draft options for the 2017-18 school calendar at their monthly meeting last Wednesday. While both options have teachers returning to school on Aug. 7 and students...

To make a marriage stand the test of time, and to keep celebrating St. Valentine's Day, sharing the same values and having a sense of humor are just a few of the secret ingredients shared by couples...

Over the next several months as weather allows, the U.S. Forest Service will conduct several controlled burns across the four National Forests in North Carolina — Pisgah, Croatan, Uwharrie and Nantahala. The agency will notify the public when the...

These new books are now available at the Transylvania County Library: Fiction Hauser, Emily. “For the Most Beautiful.” This is the story of Achilles’ fury and the gods of Olympus during the Trojan War told from the perspective of two women:...

As adults we sometimes no longer get it that play is important in the life of a child. Maybe we should call it by another name... research, experimentation, or experiential learning. Whatever you call it, play is Child’s Work. Even before birth, th...